What determines the size of a digital photo when posted online?

Question

I understand they have to be under 500kb to post on a website (one in particular anyway). It's annoying when their too big to post. Is it possible to 'shrink' them at all?

Answer 1

Sure - you can shrink them in Photobucket (if thats where you are hosting them) Paint in your Windows Accessories will do it too

Answer 2

Here is a free on line photo resizer i have used it and found it easy to use and offering a good free service. no software download needed.

http://webresizer.com

Answer 3

Use a photo editor..  Infranview is a good, free editor that has lots of features. Once downloaded, open your picture in the program, and click on the "edit" tab and resize to 600 X 400 Pixels. That's usually a good size.

Answer 4

If you have microsoft office picture manager you can resize easily. Just open with... microsoft office picture manager.... click 'edit pictures' .... then click 'resize'.   Resize to your needs.